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TRIEC’s Mentoring Partnership 2011 Special Volunteer Achievement Recognition

The Mentoring Partnership has noticed a new trend: After establishing their careers in Canada, former mentees are volunteering as mentors – all wanting to repay the advice and encouragement they received.

“Mentoring is meaningful for me because I can share what I have experienced with other skilled immigrants,” says Taofeeq Olatinwo, former mentee and Senior Manager of SAP at Hewlett-Packard. “My mentor explained Canadian culture and the workplace. I believe this insight has been essential in helping me integrate in all the jobs I’ve had since.”

Taofeeq is one of 13 former mentees being recognized for returning to the program to become mentors. The mentors originate from countries including Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India, Nigeria and Sri Lanka.

Mentees who have become mentors

Stephen Li	Alana Mohan	Taofeeq Olatinwo	Nicolae Stanca
Nitin Ovid	Aditi Swaminathan	Harshal Dalal	Vina Devadas
			Jaspreet Hothi Pradeep Mathur
Shawn Fang	Sukanta Chowdhury	Sujit Fonseca

Photo credit: Camilla Pucholt Photography

Read also about mentors to 10 or more skilled immigrants and a corporate partner, CIBC, who has reached the milestone of 100 mentoring matches.